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© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind Midge Ure and Clare Grogan among the cameos
22/08/2018 … Line of Duty’s Martin Compston and Taggart’s James MacPherson, musicians Midge Ure, Amy Macdonald, Clare Grogan, and DJ and comedian Des Clarke are all…
22/08/2018 … Live At The Apollo is to return for a 14th series.
...as well as a second series of Big Narstie's programme
22/08/2018 … Channel 4 has picked up comedian Mo Gilligan’s show for a full series.
...as claims his mind is fading are rebuffed
21/08/2018 … Billy Connolly is to make a major new BBC series about his native Scotland.
Dave's Joke Of The Fringe isn't entirely original... again
21/08/2018 … The gag that won this year's Dave Joke Of The Fringe is at least eight years old.
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 3.0 Working-class comedy in the pipeline
21/08/2018 … Sky is to make a new working-class comedy starring This Is England’s Joe Gilgun, Ripper Street’s Damien Molony and Our Girl’s Michelle Keegan.
20/08/2018 … Paul Chowdhry has landed a leading role in a new international TV series for Sky.
Accolade for Edinburgh Fringe show
20/08/2018 … Tania Edwards has been named winner of this year’s Amused Moose Comedy Award.
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